2-hydroxyarylamide derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, preparation method thereof, and pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer containing same as active ingredient

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer comprising the same as an active ingredient. The 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative prepared by the present invention is excellent in the inhibition of the activity of TMPRSS4 serine protease and the suppression of the infiltration of TMPRSS4-expressed cancer cells, and thus can be useful as a composition for preventing or treating cancer by inhibiting TMPRSS4 over-expressed in cancer cells, particularly, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, or stomach cancer cells.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Continuation-in-Part of PCT Application No.PCT/KR2012/008626 having an international filing date of 19 Oct. 2012,which designated the United States, which PCT application claimed thebenefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0107934 filed Oct. 21,2011, and Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0116733 filed 19 Oct.2012, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the method for treatment of cancerusing 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof.

2. Description of the Related Art

In the clinical treatment of cancer patients, side effects accompaniedparticularly by chemo-therapy and radio-therapy are the major problem.So, it is an urgent request to develop an anticancer agent to reduceside effects accompanied by chemo-therapy. If only the gene productsonly expressed or specifically over-expressed in cancer cells areidentified and if their expressions are inhibited without destroyingcell differentiation or cell metabolism in normal cells, an anticanceragent that kills cancer cells specifically without destroying normalcells would be developed based on that. Thus, it is regarded as apromising method for the development of an anticancer agent havingexcellent therapeutic effect with less side effects to identify aprotein expressed by an oncogene or a tumor suppressor gene inducingabnormal functioning of signal transduction pathway so as to convert themalfunctioning signal transduction pathway into normal functioning one.

In particular, the importance of a protease as a tumor and cancerrelated factor is increased day by day. Cell growth, angiogenesis,infiltration, migration, metastasis, survival, expansion, andprogression of cancer cells are all mediated by signal transductioncontrol system and proteolytic activities of various proteases. One ofthe most peculiar phenomenon is degradation and remodeling ofextracellular matrix composing intercellular space matrix and basementmembrane by unregulated protease. Cancer cells infiltrate into theneighboring tissues locally and far away by the said system.Infiltration and metastasis of cancer cells are clinically veryimportant factors to determine the treatment prognosis of cancerpatients.

Infiltration of cancer cells composed of three serial steps of adhesion,degradation of basement membrane, and migration is essential not onlyfor metastasis but also for angiogenesis. For example in metastasis,cancer cell infiltration is inevitable process for cancer cells tomigrate into blood stream or to other tissues through blood stream.Precisely, cancer cells are adhered on the adhesion molecule expressedon basement membrane and then induce the secretion of various proteasesto decompose the basement membrane thereon, leading to the migrationthrough the broken basement membrane. Marimastat, the inhibitorbelonging to matrix metalloproteinase family, which is involved in theprotein decomposition essential for cell infiltration, has been known toinhibit metastasis and angiogenesis as well by inhibiting cancer cellinfiltration.

Therefore, protease can regulate cancer cell metastasis and those genesinvolved in the same can be used as cancer prognostic markers,suggesting that protease or those genes involved in the same areimportant targets of cancer treatment. The most representativemetastasis related proteins are MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases),cathepsin B, cathepsin D, and serine protease including uPA (urokinaseplasminogen activator) (non-patent reference 1). Among many proteases,TMPRSS4 has recently been identified in its biological functions tocancer (non-patent reference 2). According to the recent reports,TMPRSS4 is an important mediator for infiltration, metastasis,migration, and adhesion as well as EMP (epithelial mesenchymaltransition) in human epithelial cancer cells. It has been pointedtherefore that TMPRSS4 has a great potential as a target of cancertreatment. Nevertheless, studies on TMPRSS4 are not plenty enough.Considering the great potential of TMPRSS4 as a powerful and independentprognostic marker and as a target for the development of an inhibitor ofinfiltration and metastasis, it is also important to develop TMPRSS4inhibitor as an anticancer target.

TMPRSS4 gene is also over-expressed in malignant thyroid neoplasms.Therefore, The gene is proposed as a diagnostic and prognostic marker insuch types of cancer (non-patent references 3 and 4).

Up to date, various compositions for treating cancer have been studied,which have been mainly focused on the inhibition of cancer specificmarker. However, the studies on TMPRSS4 considered as a target of cancertreatment have not been actively undergoing.

The present inventors have studied to develop an anticancer agent toinhibit metastasis by suppressing cancer cell infiltration by inhibitingTMPRSS4 over-expressed specifically in cancer cells. In the course ofthe study, the inventors prepared a 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative andconfirmed that the compound had excellent effect of inhibiting TMPRSS4,leading to the completion of this invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a 2-hydroxyayrlamidederivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a preparationmethod of the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide apharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer whichcomprises the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative or the pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

It is further an object of the present invention to provide apharmaceutical composition for inhibiting TMPRSS4 (transmembraneprotease serine-4) which comprises the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative orthe pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by the below Formula 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

(R¹˜R⁶, A and B are as defined in this description).

Further, the present invention provides a preparation method of the2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by the above Formula 1.

The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition forpreventing or treating cancer which comprises the 2-hydroxyarylamidederivative represented by the above Formula 1 or the pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

In addition, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical compositionfor inhibiting TMPRSS4 (transmembrane protease serine-4) which comprisesthe 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by the above Formula 1 orthe pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Advantageous Effect

As explained hereinbefore, the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative compoundprepared in this invention has the effect of inhibiting the activity ofTMPRSS4 serine protease and suppressing the infiltration of cancer cellsexpressing TMPRSS4, so that it can be useful as a composition forpreventing or treating cancer by inhibiting TMPRSS4 over-expressed incancer cells, particularly, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breastcancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, or stomachcancer cells.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The application of the preferred embodiments of the present invention isbest understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the cleavage site ofFlagX2-enterokinase inserted in N-terminal of TMPRSS4 serine proteasedomain of Experimental Example 1.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the effect of the treatment ofenterokinase after the expression/purification of protein from E. coliof Experimental Example 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the activity against trypsin peptidematrix of Experimental Example 1.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the activity against kallikrein peptidematrix of Experimental Example 1.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, the present invention is described in detail.

The present invention provides a 2-hydroxyarylamide derivativerepresented by the below Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

In Formula 1,

R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkylcarbonyl or benzyl,

R², R³, R⁴, and R⁵ are independently hydrogen, halogen, C₁-C₆ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₆ straight orbranched haloalkyl, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆straight or branched alkylcarbonylamino, and C₅-C₇ aryl substituted withone or more halogens,

R² and R³ can form C₅-C₇ aryl or heteroaryl along with atoms which areconjugated to the same,

R⁶ is unsubstituted C₅-C₇ aryl or C₅-C₇ aryl substituted with one ormore compounds selected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₆straight or branched alkyl, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₆straight or branched haloalkyl, cyano, amino, and nitro; or C₅-C₁₂monocyclic or bicyclic heteroaryl substituted with one or more compoundsselected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₆ straight orbranched alkyl, C₁-C₆ straight or branched haloalkyl, and C₅-C₇ aryl. Atthis time, the said heteroaryl can include one or more hetero atomsselected from the group consisting of N, P, and S, and

A and B are independently carbon (C) or nitrogen (N), and at this timeboth A and B can not be nitrogen at the same time.

Preferably,

R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₄ straight or branched alkylcarbonyl or benzyl,

R², R³, R⁴, and R⁵ are independently hydrogen, halogen, C₁-C₄ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₄ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₄ straight orbranched haloalkyl, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₄straight or branched alkylcarbonylamino, and phenyl substituted with oneor more halogens,

R² and R³ can form C₅-C₇ aryl along with atoms which are conjugated tothe same,

R⁶ is unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with one or morecompounds selected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₄ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₄ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₄ straight orbranched haloalkyl, cyano, amino, and nitro; or pyridine, pyrimidine,thiazole, thiadiazole or isoquinoline substituted with one or morecompounds selected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₄ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₄ straight or branched haloalkyl, and C₅-C₇ aryl,and

A and B are independently carbon (C) or nitrogen (N), and at this timeboth A and B can not be nitrogen at the same time.

More preferably,

R¹ is hydrogen, acetyl or benzyl,

R² is hydrogen, halogen, methyl or ethyl,

R³ is hydrogen, halogen or trifluoromethyl,

R² and R³ can form phenyl along with atoms which are conjugated to thesame,

R⁴ is a compound selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,halogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, nitro, cyano, amino,methylcarbonylamino, aminocarbonyl and 2,4-difluorophenyl,

R⁵ is hydrogen,

R⁶ is a compound selected from the group consisting of

and

A and B are independently carbon (C) or nitrogen (N), and at this timeboth A and B can not be nitrogen at the same time.

The 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula 1 is morespecifically exemplified by followings:

-   (1) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (2)    N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (3) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzamide;-   (4)    5-chloro-N-(4-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (5) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (6)    5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(3-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)benzamide;-   (7) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzamide;-   (8) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-3-hydroxy-2-naphthaamide;-   (9) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (10) 5-chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (11) 5-chloro-N-(3-cyanophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (12) 5-chloro-N-(4-cyanophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (13)    N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (14) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (15) 5-chloro-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (16)    N-(4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamine;-   (17)    5-chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-2-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (18) N-(2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamine;-   (19)    5-chloro-N-(4-cyano-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (20)    N-(2-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (21)    5-chloro-N-(2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (22)    N-(3-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (23)    5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (24)    N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzamide;-   (25) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-quinoline-3-yl-benzamide;-   (26)    N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzamide;-   (27) 5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-cyano-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide;-   (28)    5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-trifluoromethyl-[1,3,4]thiadiazole-2-yl)-benzamide;-   (29)    5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide;-   (30)    N-(2-chloro-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4′,6′-difluoro-4-hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxyamide;-   (31) 5-amino-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (32)    5-chloro-N-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (33)    5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methyl-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)benzamide;-   (34)    N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzamide;-   (35)    5-acetoamido-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (36)    5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzamide;-   (37) 5-chloro-N-(5-cyano-pyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide;-   (38) N3-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-isophthalamide;-   (39)    5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methoxy-3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzamide;-   (40) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(pyridine-2-yl)benzamide;-   (41)    5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-yl)benzamide;-   (42) 5-chloro-N-(5-chloropyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (43) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(perfluoropyridine-4-yl)benzamide;-   (44) 5-chloro-N-(2-chloropyridine-3-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (45) 5-chloro-N-(6-chloropyridine-3-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (46)    5-chloro-N-(3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (47) 5-chloro-N-(2-chloropyridine-4-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (48) 5-chloro-N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (49) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(pyrimidine-2-yl)benzamide;-   (50) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide;-   (51) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(thiazole-2-yl)benzamide;-   (52)    5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazole-2-yl)benzamide;-   (53) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-phenylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide;-   (54) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (55) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzamide;-   (56) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-cyano-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (57)    2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylcarbamoyl)-4-chlorophenylacetate;-   (58)    2-benzyloxy-N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-5-chlorobenzamide;-   (59) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamide;-   (60) 5-chloro-N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (61) 5-chloro-N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (62) N-(3,4-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (63)    N-(4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (64)    5-chloro-N-(2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (65)    N-(4-bromo-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (66) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(3,4,5-trichloro-phenyl)benzamide;-   (67)    N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxynicotineamide;-   (68)    N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxyamide;-   (69) 5-chloro-N-(4,5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (70)    5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)benzamide;-   (71) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide;-   (72) 5-chloro-N-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (73)    5-chloro-N-(4-((2,6-dimethylmorpholino)methyl)thiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;-   (74) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)benzamide;-   (75) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzamide;    and-   (76) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)benzamide.

The preferable structure of the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivativerepresented by Formula of the present invention is presented in Table 1.

TABLE 1 No. Structural Formula 1

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The derivative of Formula 1 of the present invention can be used as aform of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, in which the salt ispreferably acid addition salt formed by pharmaceutically acceptable freeacids. The acid addition salt herein can be obtained from inorganicacids such as hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuricacid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodic acid, nitrous acid, or phosphorousacid; or non-toxic organic acids such as aliphatic mono/di-carboxylate,phenyl-substituted alkanoate, hydroxy alkanoate/alkanedioate, aromaticacids, aliphatic and aromatic sulfonic acids. The pharmaceuticallynon-toxic salt is exemplified by sulfate, pyrosulfate, bisulfate,sulfite, bisulfite, nitrate, phosphate, monohydrogen phosphate,dihydrogen phosphate, metaphosphate, pyrophosphate chloride, bromide,iodide, fluoride, acetate, propionate, decanoate, caprylate, acrylate,formate, isobutylate, caprate, heptanoate, propiolate, oxalate,malonate, succinate, suberate, sebacate, fumarate, maliate,butin-1,4-dioate, hexane-1,6-dioate, benzoate, chlorobenzoate,methylbenzoate, dinitro benzoate, hydroxybenzoate, methoxybenzoate,phthalate, terephthalate, benzenesulfonate, toluenesulfonate,chlorobenzenesulfonate, xylenesulfonate, phenylacetate,phenylpropionate, phenylbutylate, citrate, lactate, β-hydroxybutylate,glycolate, malate, tartrate, methanesulfonate, propanesulfonate,naphthalene-1-sulfonate, naphthalene-2-sulfonate, or mandelate.

The acid addition salt in this invention can be prepared by theconventional method known to those in the art. For example, thederivative of Formula 1 of the present invention is dissolved in anorganic solvent such as methanol, ethanol, acetone, methylenechloride,and acetonitrile, followed by adding organic acid or inorganic acid. Theobtained precipitate is filtered, and then dried to give acid additionsalt. Or the precipitate is vacuum-distillated with a solvent andexcessive acid, followed by drying or crystallization in an organicsolvent to give acid addition salt.

A pharmaceutically acceptable metal salt can be prepared by using abase. Alkali metal or alkali earth metal salt is obtained by thefollowing processes: dissolving the compound in excessive alkali metalhydroxide or alkali earth metal hydroxide solution; filteringnon-soluble compound salt; evaporating the remaining solution and dryingthereof. At this time, the metal salt is preferably prepared in thepharmaceutically suitable form of sodium, potassium, or calcium salt.And the corresponding silver salt is prepared by the reaction of alkalimetal or alkali earth metal salt with proper silver salt (ex; silvernitrate).

The present invention not only includes the 2-hydroxyarylamidederivative represented by Formula 1 but also includes thepharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, every possible solvates, andhydrates constructed from the same.

In addition, the present invention provides a preparation method of the2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula 1.

Preparation Method 1

The preparation method of the derivative represented by Formula 1 of thepresent invention includes the step of preparing the compound of Formula1 through amidation with the 2-hydroxyaryl acid compound represented byFormula 2 and the amine compound represented by Formula 3:

(In Reaction Formula 1, R¹˜R⁶, A and B are as defined in Formula 1).

In the preparation method 1 of the present invention, the2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula 1 is prepared asfollows: the 2-hydroxyaryl acid compound represented by Formula 2 and anamide synthesis reagent are dissolved in an organic solvent; the aminecompound represented by Formula 3 is added thereto; and the mixture isstirred to give the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula1.

The said amide reagent can be diisopropylethylamine, triethylamine,dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP),benzotriazole-1-yl-oxy-tris(dimethylamino)-phosphoniumhexafluorophosphate(Py-BOP),O-benzotriazole-N,N,N,N-tetramethyl-uronium-hexafluoro-phosphate (HBTU),2-(7-aza-1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate(HATU), hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC),1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC), orcarbonyldiimidazole (CDI), and preferably hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt)and/or O-benzotriazole-N,N,N,N-tetramethyl-uronium-hexafluoro-phosphate(HBTU).

The usable organic solvent herein is selected from the group consistingof methanol, dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofurane, dichloromethane, andtoluene, which have no effect on the reaction, and preferably isdichloromethane.

Preparation Method 2

The preparation method of the derivative represented by Formula 1 of thepresent invention includes the step of preparing the compound of Formula1 through coupling reaction with the 2-hydroxyaryl acid compoundrepresented by Formula 2 and the amine compound represented by Formula 3using a chlorinating agent:

(In Reaction Formula 2, R¹˜R⁶, A and B are as defined in Formula 1).

In the preparation method 2 of the present invention, the2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula 1 is prepared asfollows: the 2-hydroxyaryl acid compound represented by Formula 2 isdissolved in an organic solvent in the presence of argon gas; achlorinating agent is added thereto in the presence of a base; the aminecompound represented by Formula 3 is added thereto; and the mixture isreflux-stirred to give the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented byFormula 1.

The said chlorinating agent is selected from the group consisting ofPCl₃, POCl₃, SOCl₂, SO₂Cl₂, and COCl₂, and is preferably PCl₃.

The base herein is selected from the group consisting of methylamine,ethylamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, trimethylamine, triethylamine,cyclohexylamine, diethylisopropylamine, and pyridine, and is preferablypyridine or triethylamine, but not always limited thereto.

The usable organic solvent herein can be dichloromethane, chloroform,tetrahydrofurane, diethylether, toluene, xylene, benzene, chlorobenzene,or dimethylformamide, which has no effect on the reaction, and ispreferably toluene.

The reaction temperature is not limited to a specific range, but therange from room temperature to boiling point of a solvent is preferred.

Preparation Method 3

The preparation method of the derivative represented by Formula 1 of thepresent invention, as shown in the below Reaction Formula 3, is composedof the following steps:

inducing coupling of the compound represented by Formula 2 and the aminecompound represented by Formula 3 (step 1); and

inducing deprotection of the protected hydroxy group of the compoundrepresented by Formula 6 prepared in step (step 2).

(In Reaction Formula 3, R¹ is hydrogen, R²˜R⁶, A and B are as defined inFormula 1, and P is a protecting group).

In step 1 of the preparation method 3 of the present invention, thecompound represented by Formula 6 is prepared as follows: the aryl acidcompound having protected hydroxy group represented by Formula 5 isdissolved in an organic solvent in the presence of argon gas; the aminecompound represented by Formula 3 is added thereto; and the mixture isreflux-stirred to give the compound represented by Formula 6.

At this time, the conditions for the coupling reaction of step 1 are asdescribed in the preparation method 2.

The protecting group P to protect hydroxy group is methyl group, t-butylgroup, benzyl group, acetyl group, phenylcarbonyl group, pivaloyl group,t-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) group, t-butyldiphenylsilyl (TBDPS) group,or methoxymethyl (MOM) group.

In step 2, the hydroxy group of the compound represented by Formula 6prepared in step 1 is deprotected to give the compound represented byFormula 1b.

The deprotection is performed by the conventional method generally usedin this field to deprotect the hydroxy group protected by the protectinggroup P.

Preparation Method 4

The preparation method of the derivative represented by Formula 1 of thepresent invention, as shown in the below Reaction Formula 4, is composedof the following steps:

inducing coupling of the 2-hydroxyaryl acid compound represented byFormula 2a and the amine compound represented by Formula 3 (step 1); and

inducing reduction of the compound represented by Formula 1a prepared instep 1 (step 2).

(In Formula 4, R¹˜R³, R⁵, R⁶, A and B are as defined in Formula 1; 1aand 1b are the compounds of Formula 1; 2a is the compound of Formula 1).

In the preparation method 4 of the present invention, the2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula 1a is prepared asfollows: the 2-hydroxyaryl acid compound represented by Formula 2a isdissolved in an organic solvent in the presence of argon gas; achlorinating agent is added thereto in the presence of a base; the aminecompound represented by Formula 3 is added thereto; and the mixture isreflux-stirred to give the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented byFormula 1a.

At this time, the conditions for the coupling reaction of step 1 are asdescribed in the preparation method 2.

In step 2, the compound represented by Formula 1b is prepared byreducing the compound represented by Formula 1a prepared in step 1 usinga reducing agent. More precisely, nitro group of the compoundrepresented by Formula 1a is reduced to amine group of the compoundrepresented by Formula 1b in this step.

At this time, the usable reducing agent herein is ammonium chloride(NH₄Cl) or hydrogen (H₂) gas, and preferably ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl).

The acceptable catalyst for the above reduction is iron powder, Pd/C,Pd(OAc)₂, or PtO₂, and preferably iron powder.

The usable organic solvent herein can be methanol, ethanol, isopropanol,tetrahydrofurane, distilled water, or a mixed solvent thereof, which hasno effect on the reaction, and preferably isopropanol.

Preparation Method 5

The preparation method of the derivative of Formula of the presentinvention, as shown in the below Reaction Formula 5, includes the stepof preparing the compound represented by Formula 1c through acylation ofthe compound represented by Formula 1b:

(In Formula 5, R¹˜R³, R⁵, R⁶, A and B are as defined in Formula 1; 1band 1c are the compounds of Formula 1).

In the preparation method 5 of the present invention, the2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula 1c is prepared byreacting amine group of the 2-hydroxyarylamide compound represented byFormula 1b with an acylating agent.

The acylating agent herein is acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride, andpreferably acetic anhydride.

The usable organic solvent herein can be acetic acid which does notaffect the reaction.

The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition forpreventing or treating cancer comprising the 2-hydroxyarylamidederivative represented by Formula 1 or the pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof as an active ingredient.

The cancer herein includes colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breastcancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, and stomachcancer.

The 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula 1 of thepresent invention was confirmed by the investigation of TMPRSS4 serineprotease activity using peptide substrate to inhibit the activity ofTMPRSS4 serine protease dose-dependently. In particular, the compoundsof Examples 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16, 21-23, 26, 32, 33, 36, 39, 65, 66, 70,71, 73, 75 demonstrated 51˜100% inhibitory effect at the concentrationof 10 μM (see Experimental Example 1 and Table 2).

The inhibitory effect on the infiltration of colorectal cancer cellsexpressing TMPRSS4 was investigated. As a result, the compounds ofExamples 1, 8, 19, 22, 25, 27, 28, 32, 33, 36, 37, 53, 55 and 65 wereconfirmed to inhibit the infiltration up to 26˜81%. In particular, thecompound of Example 19 inhibited 81% of the infiltration (seeExperimental Example 2 and Table 3).

Therefore, it was confirmed that the compound of the present inventionis excellent in the inhibition of the activity of TMPRSS4 serineprotease and the suppression of the infiltration of TMPRSS4-expressedcancer cells, and thus can be useful as a composition for preventing ortreating cancer by inhibiting TMPRSS4 over-expressed in cancer cells,particularly, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostatecancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, or stomach cancer cells.

The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition forinhibiting TMPRSS4 (transmembrane protease serine-4) which comprises the2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by the above Formula 1 or thepharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition forsuppressing cancer metastasis which comprises the 2-hydroxyarylamidederivative represented by the above Formula 1 or the pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

The 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula 1 of thepresent invention has excellent effect of inhibiting the activity ofTMPRSS4 serine protease which is an important mediator for infiltration,metastasis, migration, and adhesion as well as EMP (epithelialmesenchymal transition) in human epithelial cancer cells. That is, thederivative of the present invention is excellent in inhibiting cancercell infiltration and metastasis particularly induced by TMPRSS4 serineprotease (see Experimental Examples 1 and 2).

The pharmaceutical composition comprising the 2-hydroxyarylamidederivative represented by the above Formula 1 or the pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient of the present inventioncan be administered orally or parenterally and be used in general formsof pharmaceutical formulation, but not always limited thereto.

The formulations for oral administration are exemplified by tablets,pills, hard/soft capsules, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, syrups,granules, and elixirs, etc. These formulations can include diluents (forexample, lactose, dextrose, sucrose, mannitol, sorbitol, cellulose,and/or glycine) and lubricants (for example, silica, talc, stearate andits magnesium or calcium salt, and/or polyethylene glycol) in additionto the active ingredient. Tablets can include binding agents such asmagnesium aluminum silicate, starch paste, gelatin, methylcellulose,sodium carboxymethylcellulose and/or polyvinylpyrolidone, and ifnecessary disintegrating agents such as starch, agarose, alginic acid orits sodium salt or azeotropic mixtures and/or absorbents, coloringagents, flavors, and sweeteners can be additionally included thereto.

The pharmaceutical composition comprising the 2-hydroxyarylamidederivative represented by Formula 1 as an active ingredient of thepresent invention can be administered by parenterally and the parenteraladministration includes subcutaneous injection, intravenous injection,intramuscular injection and intrathoracic injection.

To prepare the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention as aformulation for parenteral administration, the 2-hydroxyarylamidederivative represented by Formula 1 or the pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof is mixed with a stabilizer or a buffering agent to producea solution or suspension, which is then formulated as ampoules or vials.The composition can be sterilized and/or can additionally includepreservatives, resolvents, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers,sweetening agents, pigments, flavoring agents, osmosis controllingsalts, buffering agents, coating agents, or antioxidants. Thecomposition can also include other therapeutically valuable additives.The composition can be formulated by the conventional method such asmixing, granulation, or coating.

The effective dosage of the pharmaceutical composition comprising the2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented by Formula 1 as an activeingredient of the present invention can be determined according to age,weight, gender, administration method, health condition, and severity ofdisease. The preferable dosage is 0.01˜200 mg/kg per day, which can beadministered orally or parenterally several times a day or preferably1˜3 times a day according to the decision of a doctor or a pharmacist.

Practical and presently preferred embodiments of the present inventionare illustrative as shown in the following Examples, ExperimentalExamples and Manufacturing Examples.

However, it will be appreciated that those skilled in the art, onconsideration of this disclosure, may make modifications andimprovements within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Example 1 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

To 30 ml and of toluene were added 5-chlorosalicylic acid (862 mg, 5mmol), 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline (1.37 g, 6 mmol), andphosphoroustrichloride (755 mg, 5.5 mmol) in the presence of argon gas,followed by stirring for 6 hours through heat-reflux. Sodium hydrogencarbonate was added to the mixture to adjust pH to 7, followed byconcentration under reduced pressure. The mixture was dissolved in 60 mland of ethylacetate, which was washed with water (40 ml×2). The organiclayer was concentrated under reduced pressure, followed by columnchromatography to give 1.09 g of the target compound (yield: 57%).

m.p: 172-173° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶): δ 7.05 (1H, d, J=8.7 Hz), 7.49 (1H, dd,J=8.7, 2.7 Hz), 7.85 (1H, s), 7.87 (1H, d, J=2.7 Hz), 8.45 (2H, s),10.85 (1H, s), 11.39 (1H, s).

Example 2 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

550 mg of the target compound (yield: 26%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid was used instead of 5-chlorosalicylicacid.

m.p: 141-143° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.84 (s, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H),8.41 (s, 2H), 11.13 (s, 1H).

Example 3 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzamide

400 mg of the target compound (yield: 22%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzoicacid was used instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

m.p: 145-147° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-D⁶) δ 2.28 (s, 3H), 6.90 (d, J=5.0 Hz, 1H), 7.26(dd, J=2.3, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.69 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 8.46 (s, 2H), 10.81(s, 1H), 10.86 (s, 1H).

Example 4 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(4-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

982 mg of the target compound (yield: 59%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that4-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 203-205° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.02 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H) 7.56-7.45 (m, 2H),7.46-7.57 (m, 1H), 8.02-7.98 (m, 1H), 8.19 (dd, J=2.1, 2.0 Hz, 1H),10.62 (s, 1H), 11.55 (s, 1H).

Example 5 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

594 mg of the target compound (yield: 34%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 2-hydroxybenzoic acid wasused instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

m.p: 181-182° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.02-6.96 (m, 2H), 7.48-7.42 (m, 1H),7.87-7.83 (m, 2H), 8.46 (s, 2H), 10.85 (s, 1H).

Example 6 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(3-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)benzamide

847 mg of the target compound (yield: 49%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 191-192° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 3.84 (s, 3H) 7.01-7.04 (m, 2H) 7.47 (dd,J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.88 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H),10.57 (s, 1H), 11.53 (s, 1H).

Example 7 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzamide

986 mg of the target compound (yield: 52%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzoicacid was used instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

m.p: 208-210° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 6.96-6.6.94 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 3.75 (s, 3H),7.06-7.10 (dd, J=8.9, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (d, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H),8.45 (s, 2H), 10.83 (s, 1H), 10.95 (s, 1H).

Example 8 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-3-naphthaamide

340 mg of the target compound (yield: 17%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acidwas used instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

m.p: 226-229° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.34-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.49-7.53 (m, 1H), 7.77(d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.92 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 8.40 (s, 1H),8.50 (s, 2H), 10.99 (s, 1H).

Example 9 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzamide

340 mg of the target compound (yield: 17%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 2-hydroxy-5-bromobenzoicacid was used instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

m.p: 194-195° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 6.98 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (dd, J=8.8, 2.6Hz, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.44 (s, 2H), 10.85 (s,1H), 11.41 (s, 1H).

Example 10 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

805 mg of the target compound (yield: 51%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 3-(trifluoromethyl)anilinewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 181-182° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.02 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.45-7.50 (m, 2H),7.61 (dd, J=8.0, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.89 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.94 (d, J=8.3 Hz,1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 10.63 (s, 1H), 11.57 (s, 1H).

Example 11 Preparation of 5-chloro-N-(3-cyanophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

286 mg of the target compound (yield: 21%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 3-(cyano)aniline was usedinstead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 240-241° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.02 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.45-7.49 (dd,J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.55-7.61 (m, 2H), 7.86 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.95-7.99(m, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 10.62 (s, 1H), 11.56 (s, 1H).

Example 12 Preparation of 5-chloro-N-(4-cyanophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

96 mg of the target compound (yield: 7%) was obtained by the same manneras described in Example 1 except that 4-(cyano)aniline was used insteadof 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 246-247° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.00 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.43-7.47 (dd,J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.81-7.84 (m, 3H), 7.91 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 10.82 (s,1H).

Example 13 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

647 mg of the target compound (yield: 31%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3-trifluoromethyl-2-hydroxybenzoic acid was used instead of5-chlorosalicylic acid.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.30 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 2H), 7.85 (s, 1H), 7.92(d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.44 (s, 2H), 10.94 (s, 1H), 11.48 (s, 1H).

Example 14 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzamide

881 mg of the target compound (yield: 48%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 3-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzoicacid was used instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

m.p: 187-178° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.01-7.05 (dd, J=9.0, 4.6 Hz, 1H), 7.29-7.36(m, 1H), 7.63-7.67 (dd, J=9.4, 3.2 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 8.45 (s, 1H),10.82 (s, 1H), 11.21 (s, 1H).

Example 15 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

286 mg of the target compound (yield: 21%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 4-(trifluoromethyl)anilinewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 222-223° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.02 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.45-7.49 (dd,J=8.8, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.74 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 2H), 7.88 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.94(d, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 10.65 (s, 1H), 11.56 (s, 1H).

Example 16 Preparation ofN-(4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamine

513 mg of the target compound (yield: 26%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.02 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.44-7.48 (dd,J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.85-7.93 (m, 3H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 10.65 (s, 1H),11.53 (s, 1H).

Example 17 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-2-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

594 mg of the target compound (yield: 36%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that2,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 163-164° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 2.37 (s, 3H), 7.04 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H),7.42-7.51 (m, 2H), 7.59 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.97-8.01 (m, 2H), 10.44 (s,1H), 12.09 (s, 1H).

Example 18 Preparation ofN-(2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamine

556 mg of the target compound (yield: 29%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 2,5-bis(trifluoro)anilinewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 202-203° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.06 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.51-7.55 (dd,J=8.8, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.75 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.97 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.03(s, 1H), 8.73 (s, 1H), 11.04 (s, 1H), 12.36 (s, 1H).

Example 19 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(4-cyano-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

273 mg of the target compound (yield: 16%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3-(trifluoromethyl)-4-(cyano)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 214-215° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.03 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.50 (dd,J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.15 (s, 2H), 8.42 (s, 1H),10.97 (s, 1H), 11.34 (s, 1H).

Example 20 Preparation ofN-(2-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

868 mg of the target compound (yield: 44%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that2-(bromo)-5-(trifluoro)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 174-175° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.09 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.44-7.53 (m, 2H),7.95-7.97 (m, 2H), 8.80 (s, 1H), 11.02 (s, 1H), 12.37 (s, 1H).

Example 21 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

634 mg of the target compound (yield: 38%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3-(trifluoromethyl)-6-(fluoro)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 199-200° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.06 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.53 (m, 1H),7.59 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.94 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.72 (s, 1H), 10.91 (s,1H), 12.25 (s, 1H).

Example 22 Preparation ofN-(3-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

1010 mg of the target compound (yield: 51%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3-(trifluoromethyl)-5-(bromo)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 200-202° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.03 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.49 (dd,J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.84 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.15 (s, 1H),8.27 (s, 1H), 10.72 (s, 1H), 11.45 (s, 1H).

Example 23 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

1400 mg of the target compound (yield: 80%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3-(trifluoromethyl)-6-(chloro)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 180-182° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.08 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.50-7.56 (m, 2H),7.82 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.97 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.87 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H),11.19 (s, 1H), 12.43 (s, 1H).

Example 24 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzamide

To 12 ml and of dichloromethane were added 5-chlorosalicylic acid (690mg, 4 mmol), 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline (972 mg, 4 mmol), EDCI (1.2g, 8 mmol), and DMAP (49 mg, 0.4 mmol) in the presence of argon gas,followed by stirring for 12 hours at room temperature. The mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and then dissolved in 60 ml and ofethylacetate, which was washed with water (40 ml×2). The organic layerwas concentrated under reduced pressure, followed by columnchromatography (developing solvent: hexane/ethylacetate=1/10) to give609 mg of the target compound (yield: 38%).

m.p: 125-127° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 4.68 (d, J=5.8 Hz, 2H), 6.97 (d, J=8.8 Hz,1H), 7.44 (dd, J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.89 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (d,J=10.9 Hz, 3H), 9.41 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 12.09 (s, 1H).

Example 25 Preparation of 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-quinoline-3-yl-benzamide

104 mg of the target compound (yield: 7%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that quinoline-3-amine was usedinstead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 253-255° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.05-7.12 (m, 1H), 7.46-7.67 (m, 3H), 7.98(dd J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 8.79 (s, 1H), 9.04 (s, 1H), 10.77 (s, 1H), 11.73 (s,br, 1H).

Example 26 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzamide

1.13 mg of the target compound (yield: 59%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 3-chloro-2-hydroxybenzoicacid was used instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

m.p: 156-157° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.00-7.07 (m, 1H), 7.66-7.71 (m, 1H),7.88-7.94 (m, 2H), 8.44 (d, J=3.4 Hz, 2H), 11.02 (s, 1H), 11.94 (s, br,1H).

Example 27 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-cyano-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide

415 mg of the target compound (yield: 27%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 4-(cyano)-3-(chloro)anilinewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.08 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (dd, J=8.8, 2.8Hz, 1H), 7.87 (dd, J=8.7, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.17 (d,J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.70 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 11.24 (s, 1H), 12.42 (s, br, 1H).

Example 28 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-trifluoromethyl-[1,3,4]thiadiazole-2-yl)-benzamide

728 mg of the target compound (yield: 45%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-amine was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 6.96 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (dd, J=8.8, 2.8Hz, 1H), 7.83 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H).

Example 29 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide

878 mg of the target compound (yield: 42%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-6-(chloro)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ7.09 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (dd, J=8.8, 2.8Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.95 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 9.14 (s, 1H), 11.31 (s,1H), 12.45 (s, 1H).

Example 30 Preparation ofN-(2-chloro-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4′,6′-difluoro-4-hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxamide

1360 mg of the target compound (yield: 59%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that4′,6′-difluoro-4-hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxylic acid was used instead of5-chlorosalicylic acid.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.13 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.20-7.25 (m, 1H),7.35-7.42 (m, 1H), 7.57-7.65 (m, 2H), 7.85 (s, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 8.48(s, 2H), 10.90 (s, 1H), 11.47 (s, 1H).

Example 31 Preparation of5-amino-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

Step 1: Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-nitro-benzamide

517 mg of the target compound (yield: 26%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzoicacid was used instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.17 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (s, 1H), 8.30(d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 8.45 (s, 2H), 8.69 (s, 1H), 11.13 (s, 1H).

Step 2: Preparation of5-amino-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-nitro-benzamide (400 mg,1.4 mmol) prepared in step 1 was dissolved in 4.2 ml of isopropanol(IPA), to which 3 g of iron powder and 3 ml of NH₄Cl saturated solutionwere added.

The mixture was stirred for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was filteredby using silica gel and celite. The filtered solution was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gelcolumn chromatography (hexane:ethylacetate=5:1) to give 280 mg of thetarget compound (yield: 77%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 4.79 (s, 2H), 6.76 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.08(s, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 8.44 (s, 2H), 10.37 (s, 1H), 10.82 (s, 1H).

Example 32 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

655 mg of the target compound (yield: 38%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3-(chloro)-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 230-232° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.02 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (d, J=7.5 Hz,1H), 7.72 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (s, 1H), 7.99 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.30(s, 1H), 10.68 (s, 1H).

Example 33 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methyl-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)benzamide

1010 mg of the target compound (yield: 51%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that4-methyl-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 192-193° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 2.49 (s, 3H), 7.02 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.47(dd, J=8.8, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=2.6, 1H), 8.41 (s, 2H), 10.75 (s,1H), 11.48 (s, 1H).

Example 34 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzamide

Step 1: Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-methoxy-3-methylbenzamide

1500 mg of the target compound (yield: 94%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that5-chloro-2-methoxy-3-methylbenzoic acid was used instead of5-chlorosalicylic acid.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 2.29 (s, 3H), 3.75 (s, 3H), 7.49-7.51 (m,2H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 8.41 (s, 2H), 11.00 (s, 1H).

Step 2: Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzamide

N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-methoxy-3-methylbenzamide(1 g, 2.43 mmol) prepared in step 1 was dissolved in CH₂Cl₂ (15 ml), towhich boron tribromide (3.54 ml, 12.15 mmol) was added at −70° C.,followed by stirring at room temperature for 3 hours. The mixture wasdropped in 20 ml of cold ice water, followed by stirring for 30 moreminutes. The mixture was cooled down at room temperature, to whichaqueous sodium hydroxide was dropped 6˜7 drops. Extraction was performedwith dichloromethane. The organic extract was mixed, dried over MgSO₄,and concentrated under reduced pressure, followed by chromatography(ethylacetate:hexane=1:5) to give 930 mg of the target compound (yield:96%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 2.20 (s, 3H), 7.49 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.89(s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.43 (s, 2H), 10.91 (s, 1H), 11.86 (s,1H).

Example 35 Preparation of5-acetamido-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

5-Amino-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide (364.24mg, 1 mmol) obtained in Example 31 was dissolved in acetic anhydride(0.09 ml, 1 mmol), to which AcOH (3 ml) was added, followed by stirringat room temperature for 3 hours. The mixture was extracted by usingethylacetate. The extract was washed with saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate, and dried over MgSO₄. After eliminating ethylacetate, thenon-purified compound was purified by silica gel column chromatography(ethylacetate:hexane=1:1) to give 340 mg of the target compound (yield:84%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 2.01 (s, 3H), 6.94 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.58(dd, J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.44 (s,2H), 9.87 (s, 1H), 11.18 (s, 2H).

Example 36 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzamide

166 mg of the target compound (yield: 9.2%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that2-nitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.08 (dd, J=8.7, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.51-7.55 (m,1H), 7.94 (dd, J=2.7, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.15-8.18 (m, 1H), 8.45 (s, 1H), 8.88(d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 12.20 (s, 1H).

Example 37 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(5-cyano-pyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide

mg of the target compound (yield: 3%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 6-aminonicotinonitrile was usedinstead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.09 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (dd, J=8.8, 2.8Hz, 1H), 7.92 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.32-8.41 (m, 2H), 8.83 (t, J=1.3 Hz,1H), 11.21 (s, 1H), 12.09 (s, 1H).

Example 38 Preparation ofN³-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-isophthalamide Step 1:Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-5-cyano-2-hydroxy-benzamide

973 mg of the target compound (yield: 52%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 5-cyano-2-hydroxybenzoicacid was used instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.15 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.85-7.89 (m, 2H),8.22 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.44 (s, 2H), 10.98 (s, 1H), 12.10 (s, 1H).

Step 2: Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-isophthalamide

N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-5-cyano-2-hydroxy-benzamide (150 mg,0.4 mmol) obtained in step 1 was dissolved in ethanol (1.74 ml) and DMSO(0.8 ml). 1 M NaOH (0.33 ml) was added thereto, to which 30% H₂O₂ (0.33ml) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at roomtemperature. The solution was eliminated under reduced pressure. Theresidue proceeded to column chromatography (5% MeOH—CHCl₃) to give 149mg of the target compound (yield: 95%).

m.p: 227-228° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.05 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.30-7.32 (m, 1H),7.86 (s, 1H), 7.92-7.94 (m, 1H), 7.97 (dd, J=8.7, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.42 (d,J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.49 (s, 2H), 10.98 (s, 1H), 11.65 (s, 1H).

Example 39 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methoxy-3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzamide

889 mg of the target compound (yield: 43%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3-methoxy-2,4-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 168-170° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 3.97 (s, 3H), 7.02 (d, J=8.82 Hz, 1H),7.42-7.51 (m, 2H), 7.97 (d, J=0.54 Hz, 1H), 8.08 (s, 2H), 11.39 (s, 1H).

Example 40 Preparation of 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(pyridine-2-yl)benzamide

137 mg of the target compound (yield: 11%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that pyridine-2-amine was usedinstead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.06 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (dd, J=6.8, 5.1Hz, 1H), 7.49 (dd, J=8.7, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.83-7.88 (m, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=2.7Hz, 1H), 8.24 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 8.35 (d, J=3.9 Hz, 1H), 10.95 (bs, 1H).

Example 41 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-yl)benzamide

341 mg of the target compound (yield: 26%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-amine was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 241-243° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.08 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.51 (dd, J=8.7, 2.8Hz, 1H), 7.93 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.26 (dd, J=8.8, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.43 (d,J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 8.74 (d, J=1.4 Hz, 1H), 11.18 (bs, 1H).

Example 42 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(5-chloropyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

184 mg of the target compound (yield: 13%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 5-(chloro)pyridine-2-aminewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.07 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (dd, J=8.7, 2.8Hz, 1H), 7.94 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (dd, J=8.9, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.27 (d,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 8.41 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 10.99 (bs, 1H).

Example 43 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(perfluoropyridine-4-yl)benzamide

112 mg of the target compound (yield: 7%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 3-(cyano)benzamine was usedinstead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.07 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (dd, J=8.8, 2.7Hz, 1H), 7.86 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H).

Example 44 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(2-chloropyridine-3-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

297 mg of the target compound (yield: 21%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 3-chloropyridine-4-aminewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.08 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.48-7.54 (m, 2H),7.96 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 2H), 8.19 (d, J=4.5 Hz, 1H), 8.79 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H),11.02 (bs, 1H).

Example 45 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(6-chloropyridine-3-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

156 mg of the target compound (yield: 11%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 6-chloropyridine-3-aminewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 250-252° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.01 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (dd, J=8.7, 2.7Hz, 1H), 7.53 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 8.20 (dd, J=8.6, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.72 (d,J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 10.79 (bs, 1H).

Example 46 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

119 mg of the target compound (yield: 8%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-amine was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.21 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.67 (dd, J=8.6, 2.5Hz, 1H), 7.84 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.61 (s, 1H), 8.91 (s, 1H).

Example 47 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(2-chloropyridine-4-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide Step 1:Preparation of 4-chloro-2-(2-chloropyridine-4-ylcarbamoyl)phenylbenzonate

4-Chloro-2-(chlorocarbonyl)phenylbenzonate (1.18 mg, 4 mmol) wasdissolved in toluene (18 ml). Triethylamine (0.66 mL, 4.8 mmol) wasadded thereto, to which 4-amino-2-chloropyridine (460 mg, 3.6 mmol) wasadded, followed by reflux-stirring. Upon completion of the reaction,column chromatography (ethylacetate:hexane=1:5) was performed to give540 mg of the target compound (yield: 23%).

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.22 (dd, J=5.6, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (d, J=8.6Hz, 1H), 7.48 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.54-7.59 (m, 3H), 7.72 (t, J=7.4 Hz,1H), 7.92 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 8.19 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.59(bs, 1H).

Step 2: Preparation of5-chloro-N-(2-chloropyridine-4-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

4-Chloro-2-(2-chloropyridine-4-ylcarbamoyl)phenylbenzonate (560 mg, 1.2mmol) obtained in step 1 was added in the mixed solution of methanol (5ml) and 1,4-dioxane (5 mL), to which potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃, 244 mg,1.8 mmol) was added. Upon completion of the reaction, columnchromatography (ethylacetate:hexane=1:5) was performed to give 272 mg ofthe target compound (yield: 80%).

m.p: 223-225° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.03 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (dd, J=8.7, 2.6Hz, 1H), 7.66 (dd, J=5.6, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (d,J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 10.78 (s, 1H), 11.36 (s, 1H).

Example 48 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

mg of the target compound (yield: 14%) was obtained by the same manneras described in Example 1 except that 4,6-dimethylpyridine-2-amine wasused instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 2.38 (s, 6H), 7.02 (t, J=4.3 Hz, 1H), 7.47(dd, J=8.7, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.92 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 10.92 (s, 1H), 11.92(s, 1H).

Example 49 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(pyrimidine-2-yl)benzamide

87 mg of the target compound (yield: 29%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that pyridine-2-amine was usedinstead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

m.p: 248-251° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.03 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (t, J=4.8 Hz,1H), 7.41-7.51 (m, 2H), 7.90 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.71 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H),11.15 (s, 1H).

Example 50 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide

121 mg of the target compound (yield: 9%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 4-methylthiazole-2-aminewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 2.27 (s, 3H), 6.79 (s, 1H), 6.96 (d, J=8.7Hz, 1H), 7.43 (dd, J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.89 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H).

Example 51 Preparation of 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(thiazole-2-yl)benzamide

140 mg of the target compound (yield: 11%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that thiazole-2-amine was usedinstead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 6.99 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (d, J=3.8 Hz,1H), 7.46 (dd, J=8.7, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J=3.9 Hz, 1H), 7.91 (d,J=2.6 Hz, 1H).

Example 52 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazole-2-yl)benzamide

436 mg of the target compound (yield: 27%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-aminewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.07 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (dd, J=8.8, 2.6Hz, 1H), 7.89 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.05 (s, 1H), 11.69 (s, 1H), 12.33 (s,1H).

Example 53 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-phenylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide

103 mg of the target compound (yield: 26%) was obtained by the samemanner as described in Example 1 except that 4-phenylthiazole-2-aminewas used instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 7.04 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (t, J=7.1 Hz,1H), 7.41 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.48 (dd, J=8.7, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H),7.89 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 12.12 (s, 1H).

Example 54 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound (yield: 52%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 4-chloro-2-hydroxybenzoic acid wasused instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

mp. 204-205° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 11.52 (brs, 1H), 10.80 (s, 1H), 8.43 (s,2H), 7.81-7.86 (m, 2H), 7.03-7.06 (m, 2H).

Example 55 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzamide

The target compound (yield: 26%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzoic acid wasused instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

mp. 225-226° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 11.13 (s, 1H), 8.69 (s, 1H), 8.45 (s, 2H),8.30 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (s, 1H), 7.17 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H).

Example 56 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-cyano-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound (yield: 52%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 5-cyano-2-hydroxybenzoic acid wasused instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

mp. 251-253° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 12.10 (brs, 1H), 10.98 (s, 1H), 8.44 (s,2H), 8.22 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.85-7.89 (m, 2H), 7.15 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H).

Example 57 Preparation of2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylcarbamoyl)-4-chlorophenylacetate

Step 1: Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound was obtained by the same manner as described inExample 1.

*¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶): δ 7.05 (1H, d, J=8.7 Hz), 7.49 (1H, dd,J=8.7, 2.7 Hz), 7.85 (1H, s), 7.87 (1H, d, J=2.7 Hz), 8.45 (2H, s),10.85 (1H, s), 11.39 (1H, s).

Step 2: Preparation of2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylcarbamoyl)-4-chlorophenylacetate

N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide (191.8mg) obtained in step 1 was dissolved in dimethylformamide (DMF, 1.5 ml),to which acetic anhydride (0.99 ml, 10.5 mmol) was added. The reactionmixture was stirred at 100° C. for 4 hours, which was filtered andwashed with n-hexane. The washed reactant was dried to give 115.6 mg ofthe target compound (yield: 54%).

mp. 117-118° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 11.06 (s, 1H), 8.37 (s, 2H), 7.86-7.90 (m,2H), 7.71 (dd, J=8.7 Hz, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 2.23 (s,3H).

Example 58 Preparation of2-benzyloxy-N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-5-chlorobenzamide

Step 1: Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound was obtained by the same manner as described inExample 1.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶): δ 7.05 (1H, d, J=8.7 Hz), 7.49 (1H, dd,J=8.7, 2.7 Hz), 7.85 (1H, s), 7.87 (1H, d, J=2.7 Hz), 8.45 (2H, s),10.85 (1H, s), 11.39 (1H, s).

Step 2: Preparation of2-benzyloxy-N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-5-chlorobenzamide

N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide (191.8mg) obtained in step 1 was dissolved in dimethylformamide (DMF, 1.5 ml),to which benzylbromide (0.07 ml, 0.55 mmol) and potassium carbonate(K₂CO₃, 82.9 mg, 0.6 mmol) were added. The reaction mixture was stirredat room temperature for 4 hours. Dimethylformamide was distillated underreduced pressure, followed by extraction with ethylacetate (EtOAc). Theextracted organic layer was dried over MgSO₄, filtered and concentrated.The concentrated reactant was separated by column chromatography(developing solvent: hexane/ethylacetate=15/1) to give 220 mg of thetarget compound (yield: 93%).

mp. 178-180° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 10.84 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H),7.68 (d, J=2.73 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (dd, J=11.6 Hz, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.47-7.48(m, 2H), 7.30-7.34 (m, 4H), 5.23 (s, 2H).

Example 59 Preparation of 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamide

The target compound (yield: 16%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

mp. 211-212° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 11.84 (s, 1H), 10.40 (s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=2.6Hz, 1H), 7.69 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.46 (dd, J=8.8 Hz, J=2.7 Hz, 1H),7.34-7.39 (m, 2H), 7.15 (dd, J=7.2 Hz, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.00 (d, J=8.8 Hz,1H).

Example 60 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound (yield: 22%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 3,5-dimethylaniline was used insteadof 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

mp. 183-184° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 11.91 (s, 1H), 10.28 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d,J=2.6, 1H) 7.46 (dd, J=8.8 Hz, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (s, 2H), 7.00 (d,J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.79 (s, 1H), 2.49 (s, 6H).

Example 61 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound (yield: 24%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 3,5-dichloroaniline was used insteadof 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

mp. 247-249° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 11.44 (brs, 1H), 10.61 (s, 1H), 7.81-7.83(m, 3H), 7.47 (dd, J=8.8 Hz, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.36-7.37 (m, 1H), 7.02 (d,J=8.8 Hz, 1H).

Example 62 Preparation ofN-(3,4-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound (yield: 5%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 3,4-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline wasused instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

mp. 215-217° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.14-8.16 (m, 2H), 7.97 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H),7.84 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (dd, J=8.8 Hz, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (d,J=8.8 Hz, 1H).

Example 63 Preparation ofN-(4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound (yield: 26%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 4-bromo-3-trifluoromethylaniline wasused instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

mp. 238-240° C.;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 11.53 (brs, 1H), 10.65 (s, 1H), 8.29 (s,1H), 7.85-7.93 (m, 3H), 7.44-7.48 (dd, J=8.8 Hz, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.02 (d,J=8.8 Hz, 1H).

Example 64 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound (yield: 38%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 2-fluoro-5-trifluoromethylaniline wasused instead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

mp. 199-200;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 12.25 (brs, 1H), 10.91 (s, 1H), 8.72 (d,J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.94 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.51 (dd,J=9.3 Hz, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H).

Example 65 Preparation ofN-(4-bromo-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound (yield: 20%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that4-bromo-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline was used instead of3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

mp. 196-197;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 10.91 (s, 1H), 8.55 (s, 2H), 7.83 (d, J=2.7,1H), 7.49 (dd, J=8.7 Hz J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.03 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H).

Example 66 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(3,4,5-trichloro-phenyl)benzamide

The target compound (yield: 44%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 3,4,5-trichloroaniline was usedinstead of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)aniline.

mp. 287-290;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 11.41 (brs, 1H), 10.68 (s, 1H), 8.05 (s,2H), 7.81 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (dd, J=8.7 Hz, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.02 (d,J=8.8 Hz, 1H).

Example 67 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxynicotineamide

The target compound (yield: 49%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 5-chloro-2-hydroxynicotinic acid wasused instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

mp. 333-335;

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 13.29 (brs, 1H), 12.46 (s, 1H), 8.37 (s,2H), 8.34 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.13 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H).

Example 68 Preparation ofN-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxamide

The target compound (yield: 10%) was obtained by the same manner asdescribed in Example 1 except that 4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxylic acidwas used instead of 5-chlorosalicylic acid.

¹H-NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d⁶) δ 11.47 (s, 1H), 9.11 (s, 1H), 8.40 (s, 2H),8.37 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 8.20 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (dd, J=7.2 Hz,J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.87-7.91 (m, 2H).

Example 69 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(4,5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound was purchased by Enamine (Enamine, Z68175643)

Example 70 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)benzamide

The target compound was purchased by Enamine (Enamine, Z68484867)

Example 71 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide

The target compound was purchased by Enamine (Enamine, Z68683800)

Example 72 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound was purchased by Enamine (Enamine, Z203227614)

Example 73 Preparation of5-chloro-N-(4-((2,6-dimethylmorpholino)methyl)thiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide

The target compound was purchased by Enamine (Enamine, Z230310192)

Example 74 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)benzamide

The target compound was purchased by Enamine (Enamine, Z240293532)

Example 75 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzamide

The target compound was purchased by Enamine (Enamine, Z1255527342)

Example 76 Preparation of5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)benzamide

The target compound was purchased by Enamine (Enamine, Z68700988)

Experimental Example 1 Inhibitory Effect on TMPRSS4 Serine ProteaseActivity

The following experiment was performed to investigate the inhibitoryeffect of the compound of the present invention on the activity ofTMPRSS4 serine protease expressed in cancer cells.

Step 1: Expression and Purification of TMPRSS4/MT-SP2 Serine ProteaseDomain

TMPRSS4 serine protease domain (205^(th) Val˜437^(th) Leu) was cloned inpET21b/NdeI-XhoI, which was introduced in E. coli BL21 (DE3). At thistime, FlagX2-enterokinase cleavage site (DYKDDDGDYKDDDDK; total 15 aminoacids) was inserted in N-terminal of TMPRSS4 serine protease domain asshown in FIG. 1. The forward and reverse primers for PCR used for thecloning were presented by SEQ. ID. NO: 1 and NO: 2.

The cells were cultured in 10 ml and of LB containing ampicillin at 37°C. overnight. IL of LB+ampicillin was added thereto, followed by furtherculture until OD reached 0.6˜0.8. 0.1 mM IPTG was added thereto,followed by further culture for 16 hours. Cell pellet was obtained,purified by Ni-NTA (Qiagen), and dialyzed. TMPRSS4 serine protease(pro-form) labeled with 2 mg of 2Xflag-enterokinase cleavage site wasconjugated to Ni-NTA resin (4°, overnight). Enterokinase (NEB) wastreated thereto at the concentration of 0.0002%/w/w at room temperaturefor 5 hours. The sample was washed, eluted with 50 mM imidazole in 20 mMof sodium phosphate buffer, and then dialyzed. As a result, active formof TMPRSS4 serine protease was obtained (FIG. 2).

Step 2: Investigation of TMPRSS4 Serine Protease Activity Using PeptideSubstrate

To investigate whether or not the purified TMPRSS4 serine proteaseactive form had protease activity, the following experiment wasperformed using trypsin peptide substrate(Boc-Gln-Ala-Arg-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin hydrochloride; Sigma B4153)and kallikrein peptide substrate (Z-Phe-Arg 7-amido-4-methylcoumarinhydrochloride; Sigma C9521). The protein activity was evaluated bymeasuring fluorescence shown during hydrolysis of the peptide. As aresult, the TMPRSS4 serine protease active form could hydrolyze thepeptide substrate dose-dependently. It was also confirmed that suchactivity was inhibited by 1 mM of AEBSF (Sigma), the conventional serineprotease inhibitor. TMPRSS4 pro-form (before digesting withenterokinase) did not show any activity, as expected, and trypsin (Try(0.04 μg)) was used as the control (FIG. 3 and FIG. 4). Reaction wasinduced after adding 100 μM of the peptide substrate into reactionbuffer (50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0), 10 mM CaCl₂, 1 μM ZnCl₂). Then,fluorescence was measured at 5 minutes interval (excitation 385 nm,emission 455 nm).

The TMPRSS4 hydrolase activity of the compounds of Examples 1˜68 wasmeasured by the similar method to the above in order to evaluate theeffect of the compounds: 2 μg of the TMPRSS4 serine protease active formand 100 μM kallikrein peptide substrate(Z-Phe-Arg7-amido-4-methylcoumarin hydrochloride; Sigma C9521) weremixed in reaction buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl (pH8.0), 10 mM CaCl₂, 1 μMZnCl₂). Then, fluorescence (excitation 385 nm/emission 455 nm) wasmeasured at 5 minutes interval for 150 minutes. At this time, afteradding each compound of the present invention to the reaction buffer,reaction was induced and then the inhibitory effect of each compound onthe TMPRSS4 serine protease activity was investigated. Dimethylsulfoxide(DMSO) was used as the negative control. The results are shown in Table2.

Intracellular protease activity Inhibition % Formula 100 uM 30 uM 10 uMExample 1 100 96 64 Example 2 N/D 100 100 Example 3 N/D 64 0 Example 498 86 64 Example 5 N/D 20 0 Example 6 99 88 67 Example 7 N/D 53 0Example 8 N/D 96 58 Example 9 N/D 84 54 Example 10 N/D 91 37 Example 1188 47 12 Example 12 69 29 N/D Example 13 N/D 79 32 Example 14 N/D 55 0Example 15 N/D 100 22 Example 16 98 93 80 Example 17 N/D 77 29 Example18 N/D 54 46 Example 19 100 88 N/D Example 20 N/D 100 40 Example 21 N/D100 100 Example 22 100 100 64 Example 23 100 99 64 Example 24 N/D 63 36Example 25 75 8 N/D Example 26 N/D 93 61 Example 27 100 92 N/D Example28 100 75 N/D Example 29 N/D 100 43 Example 30 N/D 31 5 Example 31 N/D30 3 Example 32 99 95 71 Example 33 N/D 94 51 Example 34 N/D 78 33Example 35 N/D 0 0 Example 36 N/D 98 53 Example 37 N/D 63 26 Example 38N/D 21 0 Example 39 N/D 80 56 Example 40 11 0 N/D Example 41 47 25 N/DExample 42 55 14 N/D Example 43 51 31 N/D Example 44 18 8 N/D Example 4539 6 N/D Example 46 0 0 N/D Example 47 21 35 N/D Example 48 0 0 N/DExample 49 2 0 N/D Example 50 67 0 N/D Example 51 90 44 N/D Example 52100 61 N/D Example 53 98 91 N/D Example 54 N/D 74 29 Example 55 N/D 7833 Example 56 N/D 53 15 Example 57 N/D 4 0 Example 58 N/D 6 0 Example 5975 13 N/D Example 60 56 44 N/D Example 61 N/D 58 15 Example 62 N/D 59 37Example 63 98 46 30 Example 64 100 100 67 Example 65 N/D 85 58 Example66 N/D 23 6 Example 67 N/D 19 0 Example 68 N/D 0 0 Example 69 N/D N/D 17Example 70 N/D N/D 77 Example 71 N/D N/D 66 Example 72 N/D N/D 16Example 73 N/D N/D 85 Example 74 N/D N/D 14 Example 75 N/D N/D 58Example 76 N/D N/D 30 * N/D indicates No Data.

As shown in Table 2, it was confirmed that the compounds of Examples1˜76 of the present invention could inhibit the TMPRSS4 serine proteaseactivity dose-dependently by the examination using peptide substrate.The TMPRSS4 serine protease activity was 47˜100% inhibited by thosecompounds of Examples 1˜4, 6˜11, 13˜24, 26˜29, 32˜34, 36, 37, 52˜55,61˜63, 65, at the concentration of 30 μM. Particularly, the compounds ofExamples 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16, 21˜23, 26, 32, 33, 36, 39, 65, 66, 70,71, 73, 75 could inhibit the activity 51˜100% at the concentration of 10μM.

Therefore, the compounds of the present invention had excellentinhibitory effect on TMPRSS4 serine protease activity, suggesting thatthey could be effectively used as a composition for preventing ortreating cancer by inhibiting TMPRSS4 over-expressed in cancer cells,particularly in lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and stomach cancercells.

Experimental Example 2 Inhibitory Effect on Infiltration of Cancer CellsOver-Expressing TMPRSS4

The following experiment was performed to investigate the inhibitoryeffect of the compounds confirmed to have excellent effect of inhibitingTMPRSS4 serine protease activity in Experimental Example 1 oninfiltration of cancer cells over-expressing TMPRSS4.

Step 1: Construction of Cancer Cell Line Over-Expressing TMPRSS4

Colorectal cancer cell line SW480 was mixed with 4 μg ofpCMV-myc-TMPRSS4 expression vector (Korean Patent No. 10-0906145;Heekyung Jung, et al., Oncogene, 27(18), 2635-2647 (2008)) and 10 μl oflipofectamine (Invitrogen, USA) in 2.5 ml of Opti-MEM medium, followedby transfection according to the manufacturer's protocol (Invitrogen,USA). The cells were distributed in a E-well plate at the density of3×10⁵ cells/well, followed by transfection. 48 hours later, the mediumwas replaced with a selection medium (800 μg/μl G418 medium).G418-resistant clone was separated, followed by culture for 2 weeks,during which selection was performed. As a result, TMPRSS4over-expressing cell line was constructed.

Step 2: Effect on Cancer Cell Infiltration

The cancer cell line constructed in step 1 was distributed in a 24-welltrans-well plate (8 μm pore size; Costar, USA) whose porous membrane wascoated with 100 μl of matrigel (BD Biosciences, USA) diluted withserum-free medium at the concentration of 250 μg/μl, which stood at roomtemperature for 1 hour for solidification. Lower chamber of thetrans-well plate was coated with 100 μl of collagen type I (Sigma) atthe concentration of 20 μg/ml. 4×10⁴ cells resuspended in the serum-freemedium containing the compounds of Examples 1˜68 of the presentinvention were distributed in the upper chamber. The serum-free mediumcontaining the compounds of the present invention was distributed in thelower chamber. While culturing the cells in a 37, 5% CO₂ incubator for48 hours, cell migration from the upper chamber to lower chamber wasallowed. Those cells that did not migrate were eliminated from thesurface of the upper chamber. The cells migrated from the upper chamberto the lower chamber were fixed in 3.7% paraformaldehyde dissolved inPBS, followed by staining with 2% crystal violet solution. The excessivecrystal violet solution was washed away with distilled water. Themigrated cell number was counted from 5 randomly selected areas (×200).The experiment was repeated at least twice under the same condition, andthe representative result was presented.

The inhibitory effect of each compound on the infiltration of TMPRSS4over-expressing colorectal cancer cell line SW480 was calculated byMathematical Formula 1, which presents the number of infiltrated cellswith % by the number of infiltrated cells in the negative controltreated with DMSO. The results are shown in Table 3.

Infiltration Inhibition Rate (%)=100−Infiltrated cell number with thetreatment of each compound/Infiltrated cell number with the treatment ofDMSO×100  [Mathematical Formula 1]

Inhibition rate of target-expressing colorectal cancer cell activityFormula (%, 0.1~2 uM) Example 1 76 (0.8 uM) Example 6 49 (0.8 uM)Example 8 72 (0.8 uM) Example 19 81 (2 uM) Example 22 43 (0.1 uM)Example 25 51 (25 uM) Example 27 54 (2 uM) Example 28 52 (2 uM) Example32 68 (0.8 uM) Example 33 43 (0.1 uM) Example 36 76 (0.8 uM) Example 3744 (5 uM) Example 53 34 (0.1 uM), 56 (1 uM) Example 55 26 (0.1 uM)Example 65 53 (0.1 uM)

As shown in Table 3, the compounds of Examples 1, 6, 8, 19, 22, 25, 27,28, 32, 33, 36, 37, 53, 55 and 65 were confirmed to inhibit theinfiltration of colorectal cancer cells expressing TMPRSS4 26˜81%. Thecompounds of Examples 1, 8, 19, 25, 27, 28, 32, 36, 53 and 65 inhibitedthe infiltration 51˜81%. In particular, the compound of Example 19inhibited the infiltration 81%.

Therefore, the compounds of the present invention had excellent effectof inhibiting the infiltration of cancer cells expressing TMPRSS4,suggesting that they could be effectively used as a composition forpreventing or treating cancer owing to their excellent effect ofinhibiting cancer cell infiltration.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for treatment of cancer comprising:administrating a pharmaceutically effective dose of a 2-hydroxyarylamidederivative represented by the below Formula 1 or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof:

(In Formula 1, R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkylcarbonylor benzyl, R², R³, R⁴, and R⁵ are independently hydrogen, halogen, C₁-C₆straight or branched alkyl, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₆straight or branched haloalkyl, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino,aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkylcarbonylamino, and C₅-C₇aryl substituted with one or more halogens, R² and R³ can form C₅-C₇aryl or heteroaryl along with atoms which are conjugated to the same, R⁶is unsubstituted C₅-C₇ aryl or C₅-C₇ aryl substituted with one or morecompounds selected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₆ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₆ straight orbranched haloalkyl, cyano, amino, and nitro; or C₅-C₁₂ monocyclic orbicyclic heteroaryl substituted with one or more compounds selected fromthe group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkyl, C₁-C₆straight or branched haloalkyl, and C₅-C₇ aryl. At this time, the saidheteroaryl can include one or more hetero atoms selected from the groupconsisting of N, P, and S, and A and B are independently carbon (C) ornitrogen (N), and at this time both A and B can not be nitrogen at thesame time).
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein: R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₄straight or branched alkylcarbonyl or benzyl, R², R³, R⁴, and R⁵ areindependently hydrogen, halogen, C₁-C₄ straight or branched alkyl, C₁-C₄straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₄ straight or branched haloalkyl,nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₄ straight or branchedalkylcarbonylamino, and phenyl substituted with one or more halogens, R²and R³ can form C₅-C₇ aryl along with atoms which are conjugated to thesame, R⁶ is unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with one or morecompounds selected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₄ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₄ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₄ straight orbranched haloalkyl, cyano, amino, and nitro; or pyridine, pyrimidine,thiazole, thiadiazole or isoquinoline substituted with one or morecompounds selected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₄ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₄ straight or branched haloalkyl, and C₅-C₇ aryl,and A and B are independently carbon (C) or nitrogen (N), and at thistime both A and B cannot be nitrogen at the same time.
 3. The method ofclaim 1, wherein: R¹ is hydrogen, acetyl or benzyl, R² is hydrogen,halogen, methyl or ethyl, R³ is hydrogen, halogen or trifluoromethyl, R²and R³ can form phenyl along with atoms which are conjugated to thesame, R⁴ is a compound selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,halogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, nitro, cyano, amino,methylcarbonylamino, aminocarbonyl and 2,4-difluorophenyl, R⁵ ishydrogen, R⁶ is a compound selected from the group consisting of

and A and B are independently carbon (C) or nitrogen (N), and at thistime both A and B can not be nitrogen at the same time.
 4. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented byFormula 1 is selected from the group consisting of: (1)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (2)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (3)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzamide; (4)5-chloro-N-(4-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (5)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (6)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(3-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)benzamide; (7)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzamide; (8)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-3-hydroxy-2-naphthaamide; (9)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzamide; (10)5-chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (11)5-chloro-N-(3-cyanophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (12)5-chloro-N-(4-cyanophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (13)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;(14) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzamide;(15) 5-chloro-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (16)N-(4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamine; (17)5-chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-2-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (18)N-(2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamine; (19)5-chloro-N-(4-cyano-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (20)N-(2-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (21)5-chloro-N-(2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (22)N-(3-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (23)5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (24)N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzamide; (25)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-quinoline-3-yl-benzamide; (26)N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzamide; (27)5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-cyano-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide; (28)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-trifluoromethyl-[1,3,4]thiadiazole-2-yl)-benzamide;(29)5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide;(30)N-(2-chloro-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4′,6′-difluoro-4-hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxyamide;(31) 5-amino-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (32)5-chloro-N-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (33)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methyl-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)benzamide;(34)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzamide;(35) 5-acetoamido-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;(36) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzamide;(37) 5-chloro-N-(5-cyano-pyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide; (38)N3-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-isophthalamide; (39)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methoxy-3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzamide;(40) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(pyridine-2-yl)benzamide; (41)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-yl)benzamide; (42)5-chloro-N-(5-chloropyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (43)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(perfluoropyridine-4-yl)benzamide; (44)5-chloro-N-(2-chloropyridine-3-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (45)5-chloro-N-(6-chloropyridine-3-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (46)5-chloro-N-(3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;(47) 5-chloro-N-(2-chloropyridine-4-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (48)5-chloro-N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (49)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(pyrimidine-2-yl)benzamide; (50)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (51)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(thiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (52)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (53)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-phenylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (54)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (55)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzamide; (56)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-cyano-2-hydroxybenzamide; (57)2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylcarbamoyl)-4-chlorophenylacetate; (58)2-benzyloxy-N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-5-chlorobenzamide; (59)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamide; (60)5-chloro-N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (61)5-chloro-N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (62)N-(3,4-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (63)N-(4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (64)5-chloro-N-(2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (65)N-(4-bromo-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;(66) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(3,4,5-trichloro-phenyl)benzamide; (67)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxynicotineamide; (68)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxyamide;(69) 5-chloro-N-(4,5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (70)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)benzamide;(71) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (72)5-chloro-N-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (73)5-chloro-N-(4-((2,6-dimethylmorpholino)methyl)thiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;(74) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)benzamide; (75)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzamide; and (76)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)benzamide.
 5. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the compound represented by Formula 1 isprepared through amidation with the 2-hydroxyaryl acid compoundrepresented by Formula 2 and the amine compound represented by Formula 3as shown in Reaction Formula 1:

(In Reaction Formula 1, R¹˜R⁶, A and B are as defined in Formula 1). 6.The method of claim 1, wherein the compound represented by Formula 1 isprepared through coupling reaction with the 2-hydroxyaryl acid compoundrepresented by Formula 2 and the amine compound represented by Formula 3using a chlorinating agent as shown in Reaction Formula 2:

(In Reaction Formula 2, R¹˜R⁶, A and B are as defined in Formula 1). 7.The method of claim 1, wherein the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative ofclaim 1 is prepared through the following steps as shown in ReactionFormula 3: inducing coupling of the compound represented by Formula 5and the amine compound represented by Formula 3 (step 1); and inducingdeprotection of the protected hydroxy group of the compound representedby Formula 6 prepared in step 1 (step 2).

(In Reaction Formula 3, R¹ is hydrogen, R²˜R⁶, A and B are as defined inFormula 1, and P is a protecting group).
 8. The method of claim 1,wherein the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative of claim 1 is prepared throughthe following steps as shown in Reaction Formula 4: inducing coupling ofthe 2-hydroxyaryl acid compound represented by Formula 2a and the aminecompound represented by Formula 3 (step 1); and inducing reduction ofthe compound represented by Formula 1a prepared in step 1 (step 2).

(In Formula 4, R¹˜R³, R⁵, R⁶, A and B are as defined in Formula 1; 1aand 1b are the compounds of Formula 1; 2a is the compound of Formula 2).9. The method of claim 1, wherein the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative ofclaim 1 is prepared through the step of preparing the compoundrepresented by Formula 1c through acylation with the compoundrepresented by Formula 1b as shown in Reaction Formula 5:

(In Formula 5, R¹˜R³, R⁵, R⁶, A and B are as defined in Formula 1; 1band 1c are the compounds of Formula 1).
 10. The method of claim 1,wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of colorectalcancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostatic cancer, ovarian cancer,pancreatic cancer, and stomach cancer.
 11. The method of claim 1,wherein administered orally or parenterally.
 12. The method of claim 1,wherein the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented Formula 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is characterized by inhibitingthe activity of TMPRSS4 (transmembrane protease serine-4).
 13. A methodfor inhibiting cancer metastasis comprising: administrating apharmaceutically effective dose of a 2-hydroxyarylamide derivativerepresented by the below Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof:

(In Formula 1, R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkylcarbonylor benzyl, R², R³, R⁴, and R⁵ are independently hydrogen, halogen, C₁-C₆straight or branched alkyl, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₆straight or branched haloalkyl, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino,aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkylcarbonylamino, and C₅-C₇aryl substituted with one or more halogens, R² and R³ can form C₅-C₇aryl or heteroaryl along with atoms which are conjugated to the same, R⁶is unsubstituted C₅-C₇ aryl or C₅-C₇ aryl substituted with one or morecompounds selected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₆ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₆ straight orbranched haloalkyl, cyano, amino, and nitro; or C₅-C₁₂ monocyclic orbicyclic heteroaryl substituted with one or more compounds selected fromthe group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₆ straight or branched alkyl, C₁-C₆straight or branched haloalkyl, and C₅-C₇ aryl. At this time, the saidheteroaryl can include one or more hetero atoms selected from the groupconsisting of N, P, and S, and A and B are independently carbon (C) ornitrogen (N), and at this time both A and B can not be nitrogen at thesame time).
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein: R¹ is hydrogen, C₁-C₄straight or branched alkylcarbonyl or benzyl, R², R³, R⁴, and R⁵ areindependently hydrogen, halogen, C₁-C₄ straight or branched alkyl, C₁-C₄straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₄ straight or branched haloalkyl,nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, aminocarbonyl, C₁-C₄ straight or branchedalkylcarbonylamino, and phenyl substituted with one or more halogens, R²and R³ can form C₅-C₇ aryl along with atoms which are conjugated to thesame, R⁶ is unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted with one or morecompounds selected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₄ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₄ straight or branched alkoxy, C₁-C₄ straight orbranched haloalkyl, cyano, amino, and nitro; or pyridine, pyrimidine,thiazole, thiadiazole or isoquinoline substituted with one or morecompounds selected from the group consisting of halogen, C₁-C₄ straightor branched alkyl, C₁-C₄ straight or branched haloalkyl, and C₅-C₇ aryl,and A and B are independently carbon (C) or nitrogen (N), and at thistime both A and B cannot be nitrogen at the same time.
 15. The method ofclaim 13, wherein: R¹ is hydrogen, acetyl or benzyl, R² is hydrogen,halogen, methyl or ethyl, R³ is hydrogen, halogen or trifluoromethyl, R²and R³ can form phenyl along with atoms which are conjugated to thesame, R⁴ is a compound selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,halogen, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, nitro, cyano, amino,methylcarbonylamino, aminocarbonyl and 2,4-difluorophenyl, R⁵ ishydrogen, R⁶ is a compound selected from the group consisting of

and A and B are independently carbon (C) or nitrogen (N), and at thistime both A and B can not be nitrogen at the same time.
 16. The methodof claim 13, wherein the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivative represented byFormula 1 is selected from the group consisting of: (1)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (2)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (3)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methylbenzamide; (4)5-chloro-N-(4-fluoro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (5)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (6)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(3-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)benzamide; (7)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methoxybenzamide; (8)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-3-hydroxy-2-naphthaamide; (9)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzamide; (10)5-chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (11)5-chloro-N-(3-cyanophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (12)5-chloro-N-(4-cyanophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (13)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;(14) N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-fluoro-2-hydroxybenzamide;(15) 5-chloro-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (16)N-(4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamine; (17)5-chloro-N-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-2-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (18)N-(2,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamine; (19)5-chloro-N-(4-cyano-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (20)N-(2-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (21)5-chloro-N-(2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (22)N-(3-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (23)5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (24)N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzamide; (25)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-quinoline-3-yl-benzamide; (26)N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-3-chloro-2-hydroxy-benzamide; (27)5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-4-cyano-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide; (28)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-trifluoromethyl-[1,3,4]thiadiazole-2-yl)-benzamide;(29)5-chloro-N-(2-chloro-3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide;(30)N-(2-chloro-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4′,6′-difluoro-4-hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxyamide;(31) 5-amino-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (32)5-chloro-N-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (33)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methyl-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)benzamide;(34)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzamide;(35) 5-acetoamido-N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;(36) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzamide;(37) 5-chloro-N-(5-cyano-pyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide; (38)N3-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4-hydroxy-isophthalamide; (39)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methoxy-3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-benzamide;(40) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(pyridine-2-yl)benzamide; (41)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-yl)benzamide; (42)5-chloro-N-(5-chloropyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (43)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(perfluoropyridine-4-yl)benzamide; (44)5-chloro-N-(2-chloropyridine-3-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (45)5-chloro-N-(6-chloropyridine-3-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (46)5-chloro-N-(3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;(47) 5-chloro-N-(2-chloropyridine-4-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (48)5-chloro-N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (49)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(pyrimidine-2-yl)benzamide; (50)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-methylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (51)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(thiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (52)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (53)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-phenylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (54)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (55)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzamide; (56)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-cyano-2-hydroxybenzamide; (57)2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylcarbamoyl)-4-chlorophenylacetate; (58)2-benzyloxy-N-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-5-chlorobenzamide; (59)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamide; (60)5-chloro-N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (61)5-chloro-N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (62)N-(3,4-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (63)N-(4-bromo-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide; (64)5-chloro-N-(2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (65)N-(4-bromo-3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide;(66) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(3,4,5-trichloro-phenyl)benzamide; (67)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxynicotineamide; (68)N-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxyamide.(69) 5-chloro-N-(4,5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (70)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)benzamide;(71) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methylthiazole-2-yl)benzamide; (72)5-chloro-N-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide; (73)5-chloro-N-(4-((2,6-dimethylmorpholino)methyl)thiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide;(74) 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)benzamide; (75)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)benzamide; and (76)5-chloro-2-hydroxy-N-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)benzamide.
 17. Themethod of claim 13, wherein the cancer is selected from the groupconsisting of colorectal cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostaticcancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, and stomach cancer.
 18. Themethod of claim 13, wherein administered orally or parenterally.
 19. Themethod of claim 13, wherein the 2-hydroxyarylamide derivativerepresented Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof ischaracterized by inhibiting the activity of TMPRSS4 (transmembraneprotease serine-4).